Russia’s Tanya Mayorova teaches this necklace of wraparound beads.
The graduated colors of these cone-shaped beads fit snugly into each other. The cones move in a sinewy, snake-like motion that makes them relaxing to make and fun to wear.
Tanya Mayorova brings her own mokume gane colors and patterns to Helen Breil's smart bead design. Ovals of polymer patterns fold over to become graceful beads. Helen offers a free tutorial that gets you started. Tanya's results blend into a five-strand boho gypsy necklace that's assembled to reflect her own…
Russia's Tanya Mayorova tops her crisp black and white patterns with highlights of gold that give this cuff, earrings, and necklace added graphic punch. Big holed tube beads and a fat cord add the right touch for the bold graphics. Go bold, go big.
Look closely at this necklace from Kansas' Carol Beal (BeadUnsupervised) to understand the multi-colored, bubbly, bumpy surface of her beads. Her simple shapes turn out to have a mysterious tactile quality. Low fire enamels on polymer? Textured paint? Who knows? They put me in mind of a PCD post and…
Sandra Semkiw ,
Very taken with all of her work!